Developing a trailer for launching and retrieving boats without a ramp

This thesis describes the development of a trailer for the launching and retrieving of boats without a ramp for Vanclaes B.V. Vanclaes produces and sells boat trailers in the vision of ‘unburdening’ the consumer. Their trailer solves many of the problems consumers have when using traditional boat trailers. A key feature of Vanclaes trailers is...

Design of an integrated modular LED luminaire

This master thesis is about the design of a new LED based luminaire to be a successful replacement of fluorescent lighting that exploits the advantages with respect to form freedom and integration. The product is future proof both aesthetically and technically.

Design of Sustainable Bridges

In the upcoming years a few hunderds of pedestrian bridges in Rotterdam have to be replaced. At Agentschap NL and at Ingenieursbureau Gemeente-werken Rotterdam (IGWR) there is the desire to take sustainability into account when replacing pedestrian’s bridges. There was however not much information available yet about the criteria that make a...

The design of a composite indoor kart chassis

This master thesis shows the development and design of a composite indoor kart chassis. The development went through six phases from the analysis into an evaluated chassis design, called Vulture. The other phases in between were idea generation, concept development, embodiment design and prototype building. Main focus points were: easy...

Design of a full-suspension titanium bicycle for Van Nicholas Bicycles

Founded in 2006 by the head of design Jan-Willem Sintnicolaas, Van Nicholas started as a family company. Nowadays, the team is extended by several employees. The founder, Jan-Willem Sintnicolaas, was the main European importer of Airborne Bicycles (USA), until the bankruptcy of Airborne in 2006. Owing to this Van Nicholas Bicycles has mastered...

Redesign of a redressement helmet for non-synostotic deformational plagiocephaly and brachycephaly

Since the early 1990’s parents are advised to let babies sleep on their backs, as part of the ‘Back to sleep’ program in prevention of SIDS (cot death). The program has been successful in decreasing the number of cot deaths, but has lead to an increase of deformational plagiocephaly and brachycephaly (DP). DP is a flattened skull at (one side of...

The redesign of (semi-)closed chain guards for bicycles of Royal Dutch Gazelle N.V.

Chain guards on bicycles serve several purposes. Protecting the cyclist from the chain, preventing him/her from getting stuck in the chain and dirt getting onto clothes. It also protects the chain and other parts of the drive train against dirt, reducing maintenance and elongating the lifespan of the chain and other drive train parts. Royal...

Developing a design for the SutureAid family of equipment , suitable for cardiovascular surgery.

Suturing has been done the same way for decades now, but it still involves a number of challenges. SutureAid took the challenge to solve these problems while suturing. This resulted in an invention: a forceps with a soft tip, a needle receptor, placed on one arm of the forceps. The aim of this soft tip is that it can both support tissue and...

An assistive device for eye drop administration

This master thesis discusses the design of an assistive device for eye drop administration. The administration of eye drops is a daily task for many people. Some of them experience problems doing this, many others make mistakes without even knowing it. Assistive devices do exist, but none of them satisfies all the needs of the users. A...